Connor Bedard’s words — whatever they were — ran afoul of a referee, and he missed the make-or-break final minutes of the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

The Chicago Blackhawks took on the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Thursday night. It was the first matchup between the last two number-one overall picks, Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini.

Collin Graf had his first two-goal game in the NHL and Will Smith had another two-point game as the last-place Sharks beat the 31st-place Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday before an announced crowd of 13,546 at SAP Center. Graf’s second goal at the 10:17 mark of the second period proved to be the game-winner.

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Graf pads Sharks' lead over Blackhawks with wrister in first Forward Collin Graf's wrist shot goal in the first gave the San Jose Sharks a 2-0 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks on